Cover art for Kiss Me by Dermot Kennedy

Kiss Me

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Scott Harris, KOZ &
Sep. 2, 20221 viewer34.2K views

Kiss Me Lyrics

[Verse 1]
You could take a photo
Eternalise this moment
For the days when I don't believe
When our love gets stolen
'Cause there's no exception
And I know time will take you far from me

[Pre-Chorus]
Let this night invade my lungs, you're all I wanna breathe
Right beside the lake, I burn for you, you burn for me

[Chorus]
So kiss me the way that you would
If we die tonight
Hold me the way that you would
For the final time
Whatever may come, somewhere deep inside
There's always this version of you and I
So just kiss me the way that you would
If we die tonight, if we die tonight, yeah

[Verse 2]
All the deepest secrets, all the darkest moments
Oh, I promise they'll be safe with me
We've all been broken, there's no exception
But you carry it so gracefully
[Pre-Chorus]
Let this night invade my lungs, you're all I want to breathe
Right beside the lake, I burn for you, you burn for me

[Chorus]
So kiss me the way that you would
If we die tonight
Hold me the way that you would
For the final time, yeah
Whatever may come, somewhere deep inside
There's always this version of you and I
So just kiss me the way that you would
If we die tonight, if we die tonight, yeah

[Bridge]
So I let this night in my lungs
You're all that I wanna breathe
Right beside you, down at the lake
I burn for you, you burn for me
Mm-mm-mm

[Chorus]
So kiss me the way that you would
If we die tonight
And hold me the way that you would
For the final time, yeah
Whatever may come, somewhere deep inside
There's always this version of you and I
So just kiss me the way that you would
If we die tonight, if we die tonight, yeah
[Outro]
If we die tonight, yeah (Ooh-ooh)
If we die tonight, yeah

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Genius Annotation

This song is about the necessity and importance of love, even when the world may seem like it is against you.

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What have the artists said about the song?
Genius Answer

This is based on an idea that I saw in the book Tender Is the Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald. In that book, a psychologist falls in love with one of his patients and they have these incredible, beautiful days and then other days that are absolutely chaotic and horrific. On one of the good days, when everything seems really perfect, she says to him to remember that even on the really, really bad days, this version of me and us still exists. So in the chorus of ‘Kiss Me’, it says, ‘Whatever may come, somewhere deep inside, there’s always this version of you and I.’

via Apple Music

What did Dermot Kennedy say about "Kiss Me"?
Genius Answer

The tale told in this song is that love is worth it. Even when things are falling apart and life feels short and there’s chaos all around us, there’s still always something to hold on to. I hope you love it as much as I do. X

—via Instagram

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